Remembering and Making Memories at Christmas

 Just a year ago . . . my beautiful sister, pictured above, drove my Mother downtown to join our twig of the family tree–myself, Mom’s oldest daughter, with Paul, her son-in-law; our four children, her…

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Festive Shopping — No, really!

Not quite so tired after a good night’s sleep, but still conserving energy — aiming it towards the shopping and the marking and, let’s be honest, the festive activities including the meet-up I have planned…

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West Coast Winter Blooms

I had hoped to write a post about the lovely days I’ve had in my plan to Avoid the Stress and Stretch the Festive Season. . . . However, lovely as they have been, and…

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Two Important Things on a Festive Friday

I’m a bit frustrated with the Blogger-iPad interface at the moment. I’m in Vancouver, so I’m dependent on the tablet, but I’d uploaded photos for a post and begun writing it, hoping to finish and…

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Shorter Days, Christmas Preparations . . . Gifts of the Season

I invigilated the last exam and returned all the marked research papers yesterday, so most of my student contact is done for the term. Yes, I now have four sets of exams to mark and…

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